For the third quarter of 2021, sales of frozen shrimp and prawns in Central America showed a slight increase in the region, reaching $241 million in exports, of which Honduras is the largest supplier with $188 million at $7.72 per ton.
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Between the third quarter of 2019 and the same period of 2020 the exported value of frozen shrimp and prawns registered a 6% decrease, going from $219 million to $205 million.
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From January to June 2020, companies from Central American countries exported frozen shrimp and prawns for $60 million, and sales to the United Kingdom grew by 36% compared to the same period in 2019.
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From January to March 2020, companies from Central American countries exported frozen shrimp and prawns for $60 million, and sales to Taiwan grew by 56% compared to the same period in 2019.
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Camanica Zona Franca S.A., Agromania Rio Morote S.A. and Premezclas Latinoamericanas S.A., are part of the companies that in 2019 participated in the business of importing shrimp feed in the region.
The market study "Food for Shrimp in Central America", prepared by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, details the main figures of the shrimp food import business and exports of the seafood in question.
From January to June 2019, companies in Central American countries exported frozen shrimp and prawns for $116 million, and sales to the United Kingdom grew by 19% over the same period in 2018.
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From January to March 2019, companies from Central American countries exported frozen shrimp and prawns for $59 million, and sales to the United Kingdom grew 39% over the same period in 2018.
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In the first nine months of last year, Central American countries exported frozen shrimp and prawns for $321 million, 17% more than in the same period in 2017.
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In the first half of the year, Central American countries exported frozen shrimp and prawns for $207 million, 53% more than during the same period in 2017.
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In the first quarter of the year, Central American countries exported $90 million worth of frozen shrimp and langoustine, which is 76% more than in the same period in 2017, mainly due to sales to the US and Taiwan.
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In 2017, the value of Central American sales of fish, molluscs and crustaceans to companies in Mexico amounted to $69 million, 19% more than was exported in 2016.
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Between January and September of 2017, Central American countries exported $275 million worth of frozen shrimp and langoustine, 22% more than in the same period in 2016.
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In 2016 Central American countries exported $344 million worth of shrimp and frozen langoustine, 7% more than in 2015.
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Of the total exported by the Central American countries to Mexico in 2016, 24% corresponded to palm oil, totalling $187 million, equivalent to 393 thousand tons.
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